Cockfighters and Gamecocks: “Live without fear of death!”

Below is a spanish article which was translated by Bing into English. Then edited and corrected. But still take it with a grain of salt as it surely will not fully capture the essence and idea of the original spanish article.

If you are a real cockfighter, you have to read it from the start.

The article’s final paragraph is:

That we can learn from our roosters breed?… live without fear of death!

– Gameness til the End

REAL GAMECOCKS DO NOT LOSE…ONLY DIE!

Insist [Interest] on a theme [topic] such as caste [gameness] is of vital importance, since to understand the value of the caste [gameness] and be this internalized, determines absolute way, the vital meaning of gallistico [cockfighting] worldwide. Everything revolves around the breed!

Very subjective and personal manner I dare to put in writing some ideas about caste. I acknowledge with modesty and pride that many of the ideas put forward here are not mine but of Lords galleros recognized for wise thoughts and their excellent examples in rina [cockfighting arena], which are the irrefutable proof of his tact and prudence in parenting. José Antonio Otero, Jaime Fernández Stoll and my father Rodolfo Matellini, are my closest teachers to whom I owe only gratitude.

“Chaste” [Gameness], concept as I understand and no less boast the other factors involved in the gallistico [cockfighting] world (such fighting rules/styles, types of knife styles, formulas of power, etc.) is without a doubt, the virtue by essence of all the gallistica party [exciting sports of cockfighting]. My father said it already well: “the caste [gameness] or bravery is the credit of the breeder, the showcasing of the rooster and the guarantee of satisfaction of the public”; He is the author of all the feelings and passions flowing in the gallistica party [sports of cockfighting]; creator of new perceptions, is the object of admiration and delight from those who know more, possessed only by the lucky ones who seek it and crave with longing, terrified that escapes them breeding.

Anyone who starts to breed with animals of caste, will be the primary basis for creating, awaken and strengthen in their animals, all the other virtues more high fashion. Without it you will not do more than vapid victories, unstable young where will feel continuing insecurity and in the end only you get disappointments and bad times. It is not possible that if it identifies a lineage without caste I continued with it. It is the only component which only can rid completely eliminating the lineage. A calf [breed] without caste [gameness] cannot be improved!

And all this preamble leads us to question what is chaste [gameness]? To me in simple terms: is the extra reserve of combative energy. Don Jaime Fernández stoll is: “the virtue by which a rooster in the face of adversity can continue fighting with anger and courage”. Caste [Gameness] is not only show that a rooster not flee from the fight, but the show total conviction in any situation that is, that “the” is more than his opponent.

Speaking of caste [gameness] is not talking of a mental state, but a reality demonstrated by the roosters in fights through a series of virtues such as: Bravura [Bravery] (not before the human), courage, anger, power, energy, tenacity, revenge, temperament, anger, rage, violence, drive, determination, etc. My Lord father, Rodolfo Matellini mentions: “breeder replacing nature must be achieved that the atavistic instinct for survival is replaced with the desire or instinct to keep fighting even when life is in danger (dying)”.

Even under the irresistible pressure of the forces that lead to life-saving, the Rooster will only find his greatness in the union of their virtues of courage and bravery only giving the lawsuit and annihilation of the enemy, without quarter, unfolding without hesitation all litigation skills in his instinct, where death is understood as inevitable part of life to give birth to the divine where life and death become the expression of most exquisite combative art.

It is important to stress that the caste [gameness] allows and certainly power fighting skills, but in a fight is the complex combination of caste [gameness] with the ability to hurt and offend the rival. The union of these two virtues makes Rooster an almost invincible fighter, and if his rival has the same virtues, because two cocks will go with mortal wounds. In this situation there is no losers already both with ‘pride’ and absolute disposition shall be returned everything Yes.

But to reach this much-desired breed we have to leave the book, description, authority and undertake the path of observation, being the most honest possible, where we are the first to have behaviors with courage and value in order to guide and be guided by our teachers the roosters. In its “Crianza from el Gallo of fight A knife of el Peru” [“Breeding of Peruvian Slasher Gamecock”], says my father: “parenting success is the combination of many variables: the first and most important is the same breeder.” “This has to be a man complete with critical deep auto capacity, full of passion for know, imagination, humility, courage and with much patience”.

The ability to learn is made of many questions and few answers; personal searches and not institutionally decreed findings; critical rather than obedience met with commonly established. Permanent student activity (US) and never passive acceptance of knowledge already deglutidos by the master that it deposited in our head, where I also believe that the only teacher that we have in this world, are our same roosters that don’t do another thing that constantly teach us inner strength, unwavering willingness and desire to live without fear full of passion and love of life.

That we can learn from our roosters breed?… live without fear of death!